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UP Court Sentences Woman and Lover to Life Imprisonment for Husband's Murder
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News18•14-10-2026, 12:15
UP Court Sentences Woman and Lover to Life Imprisonment for Husband's Murder
- •A court in Muzaffarnagar sentenced a woman and her brother-in-law to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in June 2023.
- •The prosecution stated that the two convicts were involved in a relationship and murdered the victim after he caught them together.
- •Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on each of the convicts.
- •The victim, Shakir, was strangled to death by his wife Ashiya and Suhail in Mandla village.
- •Both convicts have remained in jail since the time of the incident.
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Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar sentenced the woman, Ashiya, and her brother-in-law, Suhail, to life imprisonment for murdering her husband, Shakir, in June 2023. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on each of the convicts.
The court convicted Ashiya and Suhail under Sections 302 for murder and 201 for causing the disappearance of evidence under the erstwhile Indian Penal Code.
According to the prosecution, Shakir was strangled to death by his wife Ashiya with the help of her lover Suhail in Mandla village. The murder took place after Shakir allegedly caught the two in an objectionable situation.
